Healthcare User Experience Portfolio

Portrait of Jessie Smallenburg
Healthcare user experience researcher & designer

Combining over a decade of UX research and design experience with community health education to create accessible, evidence-based digital healthcare experiences.

I design solutions grounded in rigorous user research and informed by health equity and health literacy principles. My background includes UX work on healthcare and medical systems projects.

Portfolio

Selected Work

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Expertise

UX Research

I conduct mixed-methods research — including user interviews, usability testing, heuristic evaluations, persona development, journey mapping, and benchmarking — to uncover the needs, pain points, and workflows of patients, clinicians, and caregivers in complex healthcare contexts.

Human-Centered Design

I translate research insights into intuitive, accessible interfaces, workflows, and educational materials that perform reliably under real conditions of care—grounded in human factors, health equity, cognitive load, health literacy, and inclusive, co-designed solutions.

Community Health Education

Drawing on my background in community health education and health equity, I bring evidence-based approaches to health literacy, program design, and culturally responsive communication — ensuring digital tools are not only usable but meaningful within the communities they serve.

How I work

My approach

Four principles that guide how I research, design, and evaluate digital health experiences.